Ok this does not look like it's only 4 3.8 X 4 3/8..

It does look like it's 4 3/8 X 8 3/4.

I was thinking on buying this but when seeing the picture then seeing the dimensions on the box it pushed me away.

Quality Investment Casting (Modernized Front Building) 4-3/8 x 4-3/8 x 4-3/4"
Walthers Part # 933-3751, p. 416 Walthers 2009 HO Scale Reference
HO scale, $31.98, currently in stock at Walthers

caught these two SD 80AC's today at south fork,pa., "playing in the snow".


todd

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Does this forum have one and if so how do you access/turn it on?

Well as promised in chat last night, i said i would post some new pics of of my 2 new cranes i got off the UPS truck last night

There NZG models of Grove RT700E's. I got one of each for Kokosing and Keen Transport Inc. They are all metal diecast with real rubber tires and working hooks that raise and lower with the crank of spools with a special tool that is included with each crane. The Stabilizers extend and retract as well. The only thing that i dont like about them is that the stabilizer feet dont raise and lower, they are molded in the up position for on the road. But this is easily fixed with some lumber under them like in real life. I unwound one of the lines on the Kokosing Crane to see how long it was, and i was surprised at just how much line was in there on the reel, it goes down pretty far and would make a nice scene with the crane sitting up on a raised area picking up a load of steel down way below or something like that hehehe

Here are some pics of both of them on my CAT Rental Module working on the bridge extension scene lol. The Kokosing Crane is hard at work while the Keen is just sitting standing by in case things get backed up lol

I* just visitied the "former forum with no name" and the banner advertisement in large letters at the top of the index asks me if I am "dreaming of a bigger sexual organ that starts with "P"? Have I tried VIMAX?"

No, Cooter...could you show how it will look in G Scale?

Oh, yeah...we left just in time. The Adult Depends, Viagra and Energizer Bunny pacemaker batteries are just around the corner.

A couple of years ago, when I was working on an O scale diorama, I came up with a new method of doing woodland scenery typical to the eastern/midwestern US…This method yields fairly good results IMHO, & more importantly, adheres to my overall model railroading credo of “cheap, fast, & easy!

I’ve aways enjoyed doing eastern woodland-type scenery typical of where I live in Kentucky, & typical of the Appalachian foothills…

On previous layouts, I’ve used the tried & true method of using Woodland Scenics Poly-Fiber balls covered with ground foam…This worked well, especially when I was modeling in N scale. But when I started on the O scale diorama, I felt like I really needed something different…

One evening, I was doing some “honey-do” chores, washing the dishes, & I kept thinking, “Wonder if I could do something with those plastic dish-scouring pads…?”

So here’s what I came up with…

I can buy these things at the local grocery in packages of 6 for about 75 cents…Each package will yield in the neighborhood of 50 (give or take) large clumps of foliage…



These things are just long strips of plastic mesh rolled into a ball…I can cut them with scissors, & unroll them, then I cut a piece roughly the size of my hand, & then just kind of pull it & tease it into a random shaped “clump” about 15 -20 feet in diameter (HO scale)



Then I spray them with cheap flat black spray paint (this HAS to be FLAT black, not gloss) I get the paint at Wal-Mart for a buck & some change per can…After I paint a bunch of ‘em, I let them dry for at least a couple of hours…



After they’re dry, I hit them with some 3M spray adhesive, & roll them in some ground foam (medium coarse)

Most folks who visit the Photography Forum are familiar with my layout (some might say too familiar with ), and I've had several requests for a track plan. Since I finally got a scanner, but am too lazy to make a drawing, the trackplan will have to wait, but I thought that a tour of the layout room might help to put things in perspective.
The crude drawing below (which explains why you haven't seen a trackplan done using "Paint") will help you get your bearings as you scan through the photos.
The grey areas denote the parts of the layout that will eventually be double-decked. The drawing is not to scale, and the room size is approximately 560 sq. ft.

   

A view from the entrance to the room: Port Maitland is to the right, with stacked staging yards to the left. Freight car storage is in boxes below.

   

View to the right from the doorway: Port Maitland and GERN Industries in the foreground, with part of the Lowbanks shops in the background. In the extreme background, part of the peninsula with the line to the second level.

   

A view to the left of the doorway.The single track on the lowest level is the TH&B interchange track for Port Maitland, on the opposite side of the aisle. The other track, leading off the switch in the foreground, allows continuous operation, when desired, on this normally point-to-point railroad. It emerges on the lower level of Dunnville. Above these is a pair of long sidings (with the reefers visible near the post) which represent unmodelled industries in Dunnville. Above all of this is the main south end staging yard for the layout. Five tracks merge into two, then enter the layout through the backdrop in the distance, emerging on the upper level trackage in Dunnville. Yet to be built, above this, is the north end staging for the layout, which will cross the doorway on a single track lift-out, emerging in a city above Port Maitland. Below the layout, on shelves, interchange car storage.

   

View back to room entrance. To the left, part of Lowbanks in the foreground, with Port Maitland and GERN beyond that. To the right, a bit of Dunnville in the foreground, with staging beyond that.

   

Another view from the opposite end of the entrance aisle. Part of Dunnville can be seen at right: the structure sliced-off at the edge of the layout is the Evell Casket Co. Beyond that, the staging area, with excess car storage on shelves below.

   

Looking slightly left and back towards the door, the Lowbanks shop complex is in the centre, with Lowbanks stretching out to the left, on the Chippawa Creek aisle. The aisle on the right leads back to the entrance to the room. The gap in the backdrop is to allow for installation of a compound bracket, which will help support the proposed second level of the layout.

   

If you turn right at the end of the entry aisle, this is what you'll see: a view into the Chippawa Creek aisle. Lowbanks is to the right, Elfrida, partially visible, is to the left, with Chippawa Creek in the centre. The blank facia in the left foreground is for part of the peninsula with the grade to the second level.

   

Here's a closer view into the Chippawa Creek aisle. Lowbanks is to the right, Elfrida is to the left, with Chippawa Creek in the centre.

   

A view from the end of the Chippawa Creek aisle. Lowbanks is on the left, and Elfrida to the right. Dunnville is in the centre background. Above Elfrida, the opening in the backdrop is where the second level of the layout will begin.

   

Another view from the Chippawa Creek aisle. Dunnville is at centre, with a corner of Lowbanks visible in the left foreground. Beyond that, at the left edge, the staging area. The facia at the right side of the photo is part of the peninsula that allows trackage to gain altitude between South Cayuga and the second level of the layout.

   

View along the peninsula from near Elfrida. Dunnville is to the left.

   

Dunnville industrial area looking north, left, with part of the peninsula to the right.

   

Another view looking north....

   

A bit farther into the aisle, Dunnville, looking north, with Airline Junction in the centre, and the icehouse just visible at right.

   

And from the same spot as the previous picture, with the camera swung to the right, Dunnville, with the icehouse in the foreground and Mercury Mills behind it. To the right is more of the peninsula facia: you can just see the mainline to the upper level.

   

View at the end of the peninsula, at right, with the outskirts of Dunnville at left, and the southern limits of South Cayuga in the centre.

   

Looking back towards Dunnville, with part of the peninsula facia at left, Airline Junction to the right, and the icehouse visible at the extreme right.


   

This view was taken from approximately the same place as the previous picture, but with the camera swung around 90 degrees to the left. Viewed from the end of the peninsula, at right, with South Cayuga to the left and the Speed River bridges in the distance.

   

Looking left, we see part of South Cayuga.

   

Looking right, more of the peninsula. With the scenic landforms not yet finished in the centre, it's a great place to collect junk.

   

Again looking left, but a bit farther into the aisle, the view towards end of Speed River aisle, with South Cayuga at left.

   

And looking right again, another view towards end of Speed River aisle, with the grade on the peninsula heading to the second level at right .

   

Another view left at end of Speed river aisle: Erie Northshore tracks are in the foreground - this is the east end of their Speed River bridge. Grand Valley tracks are in the background - this is the south end of their Speed River bridge.

   

And another view right at the end of the Speed River aisle: the lower track, heading west into the tunnel, belongs to the Erie Northshore and is bound for Elfrida. The upper track, belonging to the Grand Valley, is headed northbound towards Park Head and the second level.

   

South Cayuga, as viewed from the blind end of the Speed River aisle.

   

Grade to upper level at left, with South Cayuga just visible at right, as viewed from the blind end of the Speed River aisle.

   

View at Elfrida (lower level) looking east, and above, where the upper level will begin. You can see the end of the subroadbed hanging out over the trees. The gap in the backdrop is to facilitate fastening the second level benchwork to the wall.

      

View at Elfrida (lower level) looking east, with view of grade to upper level above (looking south). The track, Erie Northshore, entering the tunnel leads uphill to the Speed River bridge.

   

A birdseye view of the grade from lower level to beginning of upper level - as seen from upper level looking south. Dunnville is to the left, with Mercury Mills in the centre distance.

     

If you've made it this far, I hope that you've enjoyed this photo expedition into my layout room, and that it makes for a clearer understanding of the layout. Please feel free to ask any questions that come to mind.

For a different view of the layout, check HERE


Wayne

I know that some of you swear by this and others swear at it.

I currently clean my track with alcohol, followed by contact cleaner.

I would like to try a light application of Wahl Oil, but I wonder about an adverse reaction with traction tires.

Does anyone have any experience with this to shed a little more light on the subject?

I believe that the National Railway Museum in York, England is the world's largest rail museum...and possesses the largest collection of steam locomotives. They have everything from 1830s locomotives to the Evening Star (last new British Steam locomotive)...as well as diesels and famous locomotives.

Twice I've had the pleasure of visiting there, and I plan to return a few more times. If you ever find yourself in England, I highly encourage stopping by.

When you walk in, you are greeted by a turntable...and they have demonstrations all over the museum throughout the day.




This locomotive is very fortunate to have been preserved. She operated on the London, Brighton, & South Coast. I've traveled the entire length of the Brighton Line (but starting a Victoria instead of London Bridge), and really enjoyed it. The colour was probably a bit brighter when new...


My least favorite British steam...Southern 0-6-0s...




This sure looks like Midland maroon to me...


There are many of these pacifics which have survived...and this is the best description I've ever seen of a steam locomotive...plus the drivers revolve so that you can see how the valve gear functions...














This is the most beautiful dynamometer car I've ever seen


The British did build 4-8-4s...they just didn't have any until the Chinese donated this British product to the NRM.


This decapod was built in the same year that the N&W became the last class 1 to end major steam operations. The BR pulled the plug (or perhaps dropped the fires) on its steam in 1967. I had the good fortune of seeing one of her sisters under steam later in the trip.


The Japanese donated one the 1st generation Shinkansens to the NRM


It sits next to the 126mph Mallard


and it is next to their replica of the Rocket. What's left of the original Rocket is in the London Science Museum...alongside the oldest steam locomotive in the world.




The classic V2, the Green Arrow. I love the LNER green.


The Flying Scotsman was torn apart alongside the Green Arrow


And a predecessor to the Flying Scotsman was near bye...a Stirling Single...


Not certain, but I believe the engine on the right is from the SECR...very pretty...and pulling a Pullman. The SECR, LBSC, and L&SWR became the Southern when the national groupings occurred.





A brake van (caboose)




A GWR 2-8-0





2'






1840ish


These are Royal trains


Queen Victoria rode in there




Yours truly


Michael

Would it be possible to add a "mark forum read" link at the bottom as well as at the top of the page? After reading through all the topics it would be nice to simply click at the bottom rather than scroll back to the top.

Tom